The success of the Portuguese expansion east was spectacular, although it was bought at a high cost in human life on the long voyage around Africa and a high cost […]
Character
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (1809-1865)
Alan R. Drengson
No amount of logical reasoning, legal argumentation, or ethical axiology will solve a problem that is misunderstood. Alan R. Drengson (1934–2022) was a Canadian philosopher. Used by William Rees in […]
Democracy – imperfect
As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of […]
Climate change involves the entire world
Climate change involves the entire world, from which no one will be able to self-isolate. It’s a risk today that’s predicted by science to be the central scenario tomorrow, and […]
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